color db25 rj45 db25 DCE func blue 1 1 shield gnd orange 2 2 RXD (in) black 6 3 DTR (out) red 20 4 DSR (in) green -- 5 yellow 7 6 signal gnd brown 3 7 TXD (out) white -- 8 STS-10x RS-232 Signals 10 Pin 8 Pin 6 Pin Signal Name Direction 1 -- -- -- Not used -- -- 2 1 -- Frame Ground -- 3 2 1 Received Data Input 4 3 2 DTR Output 5 4 3 Clear To Send Input 6 5 4 Ring Input 7 6 5 Ground -- 8 7 6 TXD Output 9 8 -- -- Not used -- -- 10 -- -- -- Not used -- --